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PEEL Paragraph Writing Guide

PEEL is a structure for organising ideas and supporting details in a paragraph. Read each question carefully. For the writing tasks, use the planning scaffold to help shape your ideas.

PEEL: Understand the structure

Read the example sentences about a kiwi and consider how each one contributes to a paragraph about an animal feature.

1.In the PEEL structure, what does the letter P stand for?

Point
Proof
Paragraph
Persuasion

2.What is the main job of a Link sentence at the end of a PEEL paragraph?

To connect the paragraph's ideas back to its point or towards a related idea
To introduce an unrelated topic
To add a fact without explaining it
To repeat the Example sentence word for word

3.Choose all the statements that describe useful effects of PEEL paragraph writing.

It gives ideas a clear order.
It encourages writers to support a point with an example or evidence.
It means writers can leave out the point of the paragraph.
It helps readers follow how details support a main idea.

4.Match each sentence about the kiwi to its role in a PEEL paragraph.

A. The kiwi is well suited to finding food on the forest floor.
B. Its strong sense of smell helps it locate food beneath leaves and soil.
C. For example, a kiwi uses its long bill to probe the ground for insects and worms.
D. These features help the kiwi make the most of its forest home.

Explanation
Link
Example / Evidence
Point

Put PEEL into practice

Work through the planning and writing tasks. Your own ideas are welcome, as long as your details support your point.

5.These four sentences about the tuatara have been mixed up. Rewrite them in PEEL order to make one paragraph. A. For instance, tuatara can remain active in cooler conditions than many reptiles. B. This ability helps it survive in the cool island environments where it lives. C. The tuatara is unusual because it can cope with cooler temperatures. D. Unlike most reptiles, it does not rely on warm weather to stay active.

6.Plan a PEEL paragraph about an animal. Choose one focus—habitat, diet, appearance or behaviour—and write one idea for each part: Point, Explanation, Example / Evidence and Link.

7.Use your plan to write a PEEL paragraph of four to six sentences about your chosen animal. Include a Point, an Explanation, an Example or Evidence, and a Link.

8.Read this paragraph and select every feature it includes: “The kiwi is well suited to finding food on the forest floor. Its strong sense of smell helps it locate food beneath leaves and soil. For example, it uses its long bill to probe the ground for insects and worms. These features help the kiwi make the most of its forest home.”